Determinants of comparative advantage in the international trade of services: An empirical study of the Hecksher-Ohlin approach

Global Economy Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Nyahoho, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Services; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749304256     PISSN: 15245861     EISSN: 15245861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1524-5861.1495     Document Type: Article

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